(2022-07-11). How Cuba Is Eradicating Child Mortality and Banishing the Diseases of the Poor. transcend.org 5 022 – To move from 59 infant deaths out of every 1,000 live births to no infant deaths in the matter of a few decades is an extraordinary feat.
(2022-07-11). Science Saturday: What happens in medical research before clinical trials begin? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When scientific advances burst into the news, such as a new medication to treat COVID-19 or a new concept like CRISPR for gene editing, people get a glimpse of how a scientific idea becomes a treatment or a tool. But what's the full story? Where did that idea come from? What happens in the research lab before clinical trials begin? How is scientific discovery transformed into a potential therapy that is ready to be tested…
(2022-07-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vertebroplasty can reduce back pain for some. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study That's up 10% over the past 20 years. Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by using bone cement, can reduce back pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZXkXfLt-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
(2022-07-11). More workers and scientists support Australian physician and Zero-COVID advocate Dr. David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS has received numerous statements of support from scientists, doctors and workers internationally for Australian physician Dr. David Berger, who faces disciplinary action for opposing the government's pandemic policies.
(2022-07-11). UK health workers' sick pay torn up as COVID-19 infections surge. wsws.org Nurses and other health staff who have worked on the frontline throughout the pandemic have been stripped of even minimal financial protections.
(2022-07-11). Int'l cargo flight frequency of Shanghai airport returns to normal. ecns.cn The average daily frequency of cargo flights and freight volume of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport returned to a normal level in the first week of July, as the recent COVID-19 epidemic has waned in the city.
(2022-07-11). French COVID-19 deaths pass 1 ,000 as Omicron BA.5 subvariant erupts across Europe. wsws.org The pandemic is set to continue indefinitely, at a devastating cost in lives and health, until the working class mobilizes on a world scale to compel a Zero-COVID policy.
(2022-07-11). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….
(2022-07-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if you are exposed to Lyme disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scientists are studying why tick-borne infections, including Lyme disease, are on the rise and why ticks are expanding into new geographic areas. Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne infection, is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii. It's transmitted by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, previously known as a deer tick. The Northeast and Upper Midwest are hot spots for Lyme disease, though there are other parts of the U.S. and the world…
(2022-07-11). Brasil vuelve a sumar más de 400 mil casos de Covid-19 semanales. telesurtv.net El Conass también advirtió del aumento sostenido de muertes por la Covid-19 en el último mes.
(2022-07-11). U.S. trade representative tests positive. ecns.cn U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Sunday that she tested positive for COVID-19 on the previous day.
(2022-07-11). COVID-19 vaccination for kids age 5 and younger starting the week of July 4 at most Mayo sites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine recommendations have been extended to include children age 5 and under. Mayo Clinic will begin offering vaccine doses to all eligible patients the week of July 4. COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. have been expanded to include children ages 6 months to 5 years, following meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18. Mayo Clinic will begin offering vaccine doses to all eligible patients the week of July…
(2022-07-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The importance of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. have been expanded to include children ages 6 months to 5 years. The new vaccine recommendations mean children in the under-5 age group can receive a three-dose primary series of the Pfizer vaccine or a two-dose primary series of the Moderna vaccine. "This age group is one that can't wear a mask or anything else reliably," explains Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist. "And so this is…
(2022-07-11). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…
(2022-07-11). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…
(2022-07-11). Wuhan reports one cholera case. ecns.cn A cholera case was recorded in Central China's Wuhan city, according to local health authorities.
(2022-07-11). Antibody injections aid in fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn The first commercial batch of a homegrown COVID-19 neutralizing antibody therapy was rolled out last week, adding a weapon that is particularly useful for immunocompromised people to the arsenal against the virus.
(2022-07-11). Data show biz claimed to add net of 381K new jobs. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Businesses claimed to add a net of 381,000 new jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But even as firms claimed they can't find workers, the BLS data revealed one reason why: Wage growth has slowed—to pre-pandemic levels. The nation's jobless rate held steady at 3.6% for the third straight month and …
(2022-07-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Proton beam therapy spares surrounding tissue when treating bone cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sarcoma is the general term for a broad group of cancers that begin in the bones and soft tissues of the body, including muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and the lining of your joints. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma. Bone cancer is a rare disease, accounting for just 0.2% of all cancers. An estimated 3,910 new cases of sarcoma of the bones and joints will be diagnosed in 2022, according to…
(2022-07-11). China makes efforts to sustain economic recovery in H2. ecns.cn With COVID-19 outbreaks waning and pro-growth policies taking effect, China is making multi-pronged efforts to continue its recovery trend in the second half (H2) of this year.
(2022-07-11). Shanghai reports first local Omicron BA.5 case. ecns.cn Shanghai reported the first local case of the Omicron subvariant known as BA.5 on Sunday with an infection related to previous imported cases.
(2022-07-10). DONBASS — PROGRESSION DES FORCES ALLIÉES EN DIRECTION DE SLAVIANSK, ARTIOMOVSK ET SEVERSK/Par Christelle Néant. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: Donbass Progression des forces alliées en direction de Slaviansk, Artiomovsk et Seversk Donbass Insider (donbass-insider.com) 09/07/2022 Suite à la prise de contrà¥le de Lissitchansk, les forces alliées continuent sur leur lancée et avancent sur les trois axes de Slaviansk, Artiomovsk et Seversk, afin de poursuivre la libération du Donbass. Alors …
(2022-07-10). Billions Of Humans Depend On 50,000 Wild Species For Food, Fuel And Income. popularresistance.org A new report from the The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) — which is often described as the "IPCC for biodiversity" — found that billions of people depend on 50,000 wild species for food, medicine, fuel and income from activities like tourism. | "70% of the world's poor are directly dependent on wild species. One in five people rely on wild plants, algae and fungi for their food and income; 2.4 billion rely on fuel wood for cooking and about 90% of the 120 million people working in capture fisheries are supported by small-scale fishing," assessm…
(2022-07-10). US Must Be Held Accountable for Spreading Coronavirus. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov According to a report recently published by the World Health Organization, the real number of victims of the COVID-19 pandemic is 15 million — almost three times the number previously claimed by official figures. Meanwhile, WHO indicates that 68% of excess deaths are concentrated mainly in a dozen countries. Thus, according to the report, almost…
(2022-07-10). The Work of Factions and the Pandemic's Political Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Maximilian C. Forte We are now facing a regime that is losing, is aware that it is losing, and wants at all costs to survive even if it means damning everyone else. That is the picture that we get, in bold strokes. In practice, there may be considerable divisions and emergent factionalism within the pandemicist regime….
(2022-07-10). Cuba: One Year After 7/11. popularresistance.org On July 11, it will be one year since the riots in Cuba that made headlines around the world. Anger flared then with the explosive mix of pandemic effects, Donald Trump's suffocating sanctions that Joe Biden kept intact in the midst of a global health emergency, the accumulated social problems, the economic crisis, the inclement temperatures in the island summer. The systemic and prolonged attack on the daily life of Cubans paid off and the 48 hours in which acts of vandalism were carried out in several cities of the country generated rivers of ink and the prognosis that the revolution would collapse, sooner rath…
(2022-07-10). More Brazilian babies are dying of COVID-19. america.cgtn.com Young children are the only major group of Brazilians left unprotected against COVID-19. This has left many young children vulnerable to the virus. Find out more.
(2022-07-10). Alertan por casos sospechosos de virus Marburgo en Ghana. telesurtv.net La alarma se debe a que se trata de un virus altamente sospechoso similar al virus del ébola y con alta mortalidad.
(2022-07-10). Coronavirus era makes Hajj pilgrims more eager. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) — The spread of COVID-19 restricted perform of the Hajj congregation for a short period of time but could not dissuade Muslims from observing rituals, making them keener.
(2022-07-10). HKSAR gov't appeals to all sectors to continue to fight COVID-19 together. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday strongly appealed to all sectors of the community including domestic helpers to continue to fight the COVID-19 virus together.
(2022-07-10). México supera los 32.000 casos de Covid-19 en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias expresaron su preocupación por el aumento en la tasa de contagios diarios en las últimas semanas.
(2022-07-09). [Obituary] Kwaku Ohene-Frempong. thelancet.com Paediatric haematologist-oncologist and authority on sickle cell disease. Born on March 13, 1946 in Kukurantumi, Ghana, he died of metastatic lung cancer on May 7, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, aged 76 years.
